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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1949
Page
5
Harper Texas page three of the Harper Herald dated Friday January 7 1949. Local notes church events and community items appear in this brief section. Readers find date references and small notices typical of a small town newspaper.
A group of friends and neighbors enjoyed a New Year’s Dance at the White Bluff school house Friday night. Mrs Pete Kramer and two children visited Victoria Monday to join her husband who is employed there. Mr and Mrs Oren Cottle and children visited her mother Mrs Katie Coggeshall and family at Comanche. Visitors in the Strackbein home Sunday were Mr and Mrs August Strackbein and Mr and Mrs Willie Strackbein and sons.
Texas junior vegetable growers highlighted by Doris Marie Prater of Lubbock winning sectional honors and $100 while David Pratt of Ithaca claimed the national championship and top $600 scholarship at Detroit. Other Texas winners include Margie Fogle Marshall Sally Jane Fitzgerald Chireno Josie Slaughter Marshall and Myrles Waters Rio Hondo. Doris profiled for diverse crops and strong 4-H and FHA activities on her 320 acre family farm. she earned $141.39 total from home and retail sales with $118.78 net profit.
Local resident Walney Solbrig discovered an antique pistol on his grandfather’s ranch at Doss, near Chr Wahrmund’s property. The barrel measures six and a half inches with a five and a half inch bore, and the piece was loaded from the muzzle. Woodwork rotted away, suggesting exceeding age, possibly a century or more. After cleaning with gasoline, the word RUBANS appeared, with engravings hinting at German or Mexican origin. It may be shipped to a museum or repaired for shooting, but its age makes that unlikely. The find is the first of its kind in the area.
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